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Lenny Powell, the owner of Skinny's Beer Garden in Hanna, has been pouring drinks for customers for 30 years. Then Covid-19 came on the horizon and like many bars in Wyoming, he had to close. "All of a sudden I had all this time on my hands and I wanted to have some sort of purpose," Powell said. "So he decided to start working with wood." Powell said he started looking at YouTube programs on woodworking and started to try his hand at making furniture. He had plenty of wood...
What does the next year look like for you? Are you hoping to do the same old same thing or to walk into 2022 with a breath of fresh air? No matter what your goals are for the new year I hope you enjoy the little things in life as well as the big. One way to spark joy for some could be to focus on the really important stuff. Or perhaps to stop engaging in bad habits or negative situations. For some even stopping to smell the flowers or eat lunch can spark joy in their day....
For over a decade, as a park in memory of Staff Sergeant Tyler Pickett has been discussed, planned and a seemingly far-off dream, it has gone through many names. During that time, it has often been called Tyler Pickett Park. That has changed following the December 21 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council. Councilmember Ben Spaulding, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, has been the council representative on a steering committee formed by Spaulding and American Legion...
It started out as a bona fide stupid and crazy idea. We drove from Lander to Cheyenne on Christmas Day. It is a 348-mile trip. But the young man working the Christmas Day shift at the Fast Lane at the corner in Shoshoni made my day by saying “God Bless You and Merry Christmas,” as we bought some coffees. Then there was the young gal named Marissa who helped me air up my tires at a convenience store in Wheatland. I could not think of a worse thing to happen on this day than to have a flat tire along that vast empty str...
The Saratoga Sun will, again, remain the official publication of the Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) following their December 21 meeting. The commissioners voted unanimously to remain with the Sun for the third consecutive year following bids from the Sun and the Rawlins Times. Carbon County Clerk Gwynn Bartlett opened sealed bids from both publications where it was announced the Times had bid $6 per column inch while the Sun bid $5.94 per column inch. Both...
Charles R. Bixler, 93, of Laramie died December 14. Per his request no services will be scheduled. In lieu of flowers and/or cards, please consider making memorial donations in Charles's name to a charity of your choice.... Full story
The Saratoga Town Council and the Saratoga-Carbon County Impact Joint Powers Board (SCCIJPB) are beginning to look at projects for the One Percent Specific Purpose Sales and Use Tax (6th penny tax). During the December 21 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, Councilmember Jon Nelson informed the rest of the governing body the SCCIJPB had selected a project for the 6th penny tax funds. According to Nelson, a water main break on October 5 in front of Town Hall made the...